According to a Roanoke City
Police Spokeswoman... a tanker truck
went over an embankment... just before
Franklin Road on US 220 at around 10:00
p.m.

The flames continued to burn well
into this morning.

Firefighters were letting the
fire burnout due to its intensity.

There is still no word on the
driver of the truck.

Darron (Darren) Taylor could hear
the explosion as well as screeching
tires from his home.

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INQ=My Fiance

*CG 2line Darren Taylor

Nearby Resident Darron Taylor: My fiancee' ran
out and I looked out the window. It was
just up in flames, black smoke. That's
about it basically. But it sounds like
a person did try to stop and blow the
horn. But I guess there's nothing they
could do"

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OQ=nothing they could do

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Crews were unable to immediately
get to the accident, because of the
flames. Also, police are still not sure
if any other vehicles were involved.

CK/WxBUG <
Webb in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Today is a day of transition
CK/SKY1 with a cool front approaching the
region. Clouds will increase as the day
wears on. Eventually, showers and a few
storms will move into the area. Our H-D
forecast models bring rain in from the
west as early as early afternoon.
Rainfall amounts will be higher in our
western viewing area (near 1.00"
possible in the western Highlands and
far southwest Virginia) to as little as
0.25" in the eastern sections. Even
though a few thunderstorms could
develop, only a handful will be on the
strong to severe side. Highs should

manage near 90. Today will be a lot
more humid than yesterday.

Showers and possible thunder Sunday
night as the front slows down as it
crosses Virginia. Lows around the mid
60s.

Monday begins with clouds and showers,
but those will fade as the day
progresses. Monday ends up partly sunny
with highs much cooler in the lower
80s.

Tuesday looks pleasant with sunshine,
low humidity and highs near the mid
80s.

Wednesday through Friday expect dry
conditions with moderating temperatures
and increasing humidity. Even though
it's a week away, next weekend is also
looking dry with hot temperatures
around 90.

We're talking about Dr. Michael DeBakey
(Duh-Bake-EE). He passed away Friday at
the age of 99.

Tony Guida takes a look book at his

life and the legacy he leaves behind.

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*CG standup Tony Guida

Reporting

:40

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OQ=cbs news, new york <<

(END SOT) the first time he saw a human heart

beating dr michael debakey thought it
was beautiful, a work of art. debakey
was a medical resident in his mid 20's.
he would spend the rest of his life
fixing the flaws in these human
canvasses.

(SOT: DEBAKEY) "I GUESS IT'S THE SAME

GRATIFICATION AN ARTIST GETS FROM
PAINTING A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING, A POET
GETS FROM WRITING A BEAUTIFUL POEM."

(B/W) debakey's artistry was on view
daily in the operating rooms of the
methodist hospital in houston.

(NATSOT)

8 sometimes 9 times a day he operated.

his famous patients included marlene
dietrich but every patient - and there
were more than 70-thousand of them -
got meticulous treatment from this man
many called the greatest surgeon ever.

(SOT: DEBAKEY) "EVERY DAY NEW

CHALLENGES ARE THERE AND TO ME THAT IS
THE ZEST OF LIFE."

(B/W) sometimes in the operating room
his zest erupted into anger.

(NATSOT)

debakey had a volcanic temper. he was
legendary for aiming it at his
colleagues.

(SOT: DEBAKEY) "I WOULD TELL THEM IF I

HAD A THIRD HAND I WOULDN'T NEED YOU AT
ALL."

it was debakey's odd way of reminding
himself how humbling his profession
could be.

even for the father of cardiovascular
surgery, the man who pioneered the
coronary bypass, who invented the
roller pump that made open-heart
surgery possible, who won the coveted

lasker award for medicine...

and who, last april, received the
congressional gold medal, the nation's
highest civilian award, from president
bush.

(NATSOT)

michael ellis debakey was born in
louisiana in 1908 before henry ford was
selling his model t's. he was always a
medical contrariarn, never more
famously than when he defied russian
doctors who said boris yeltsin's heart
disease was not operable.

debakey was known for wearing white
cowboy boots in the OR, working 16 hour
days, sleeping little, eating light and
shunning exercise.

(SOT DEBAKEY) "I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME OF

THESE STUDIES SAYING FIDGETING IS GOOD
FOR YOU."

what debakey called fidgeting produced
perhaps the most illustrious medical
career of the 20th century.

CK/WxBUG <
Webb in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Today is a day of transition
CK/SKY1 with a cool front approaching the
region. Clouds will increase as the day
wears on. Eventually, showers and a few
storms will move into the area. Our H-D
forecast models bring rain in from the
west as early as early afternoon.
Rainfall amounts will be higher in our
western viewing area (near 1.00"
possible in the western Highlands and
far southwest Virginia) to as little as
0.25" in the eastern sections. Even
though a few thunderstorms could
develop, only a handful will be on the
strong to severe side. Highs should
manage near 90. Today will be a lot

more humid than yesterday.

Showers and possible thunder Sunday
night as the front slows down as it
crosses Virginia. Lows around the mid
60s.

Monday begins with clouds and showers,
but those will fade as the day
progresses. Monday ends up partly sunny
with highs much cooler in the lower
80s.

Tuesday looks pleasant with sunshine,
low humidity and highs near the mid
80s.

Wednesday through Friday expect dry
conditions with moderating temperatures
and increasing humidity. Even though
it's a week away, next weekend is also
looking dry with hot temperatures
around 90.

According to a Roanoke City
Police Spokeswoman, a tanker truck went
over an embankment... just before
Franklin Road on US 220 at around 10:00
p.m.

The flames continued to burn well
into this morning.

Firefighters were letting the
fire burnout due to its intensity.

There is still no word on the
driver of the truck.

Darron (Darren) Taylor could hear
the explosion as well as screeching
tires from his home.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=My Fiance

*CG 2line Darren Taylor

Nearby Resident Darron Taylor: My fiancee' ran
out and I looked out the window. It was
just up in flames, black smoke. That's
about it basically. But it sounds like
a person did try to stop and blow the
horn. But I guess there's nothing they
could do"

RUNS=15 (END SOT)

OQ=nothing they could do

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Crews were unable to immediately
get to the accident, because of the
flames. Also, police are still not sure
if any other vehicles were involved.

<
Center. Today is a day of transition
with a cool front approaching the
CK/SKY1 region. Clouds will increase as the day
wears on. Eventually, showers and a few
storms will move into the area. Our H-D
forecast models bring rain in from the
west as early as early afternoon.
Rainfall amounts will be higher in our
western viewing area (near 1.00"
possible in the western Highlands and
far southwest Virginia) to as little as
0.25" in the eastern sections. Even
though a few thunderstorms could
develop, only a handful will be on the
strong to severe side. Highs should
manage near 90. Today will be a lot
more humid than yesterday.

Showers and possible thunder Sunday
night as the front slows down as it
crosses Virginia. Lows around the mid
60s.

Monday begins with clouds and showers,
but those will fade as the day
progresses. Monday ends up partly sunny
with highs much cooler in the lower
80s.

Tuesday looks pleasant with sunshine,
low humidity and highs near the mid
80s.

Wednesday through Friday expect dry
conditions with moderating temperatures
and increasing humidity. Even though
it's a week away, next weekend is also
looking dry with hot temperatures
around 90.

<
Center. Today is a day of transition
with a cool front approaching the
CK/SKY1 region. Clouds will increase as the day
wears on. Eventually, showers and a few
storms will move into the area. Our H-D
forecast models bring rain in from the
west as early as early afternoon.
Rainfall amounts will be higher in our
western viewing area (near 1.00"
possible in the western Highlands and
far southwest Virginia) to as little as
0.25" in the eastern sections. Even
though a few thunderstorms could
develop, only a handful will be on the
strong to severe side. Highs should
manage near 90. Today will be a lot
more humid than yesterday.

Showers and possible thunder Sunday

night as the front slows down as it
crosses Virginia. Lows around the mid
60s.

Monday begins with clouds and showers,
but those will fade as the day
progresses. Monday ends up partly sunny
with highs much cooler in the lower
80s.

Tuesday looks pleasant with sunshine,
low humidity and highs near the mid
80s.

Wednesday through Friday expect dry
conditions with moderating temperatures
and increasing humidity. Even though
it's a week away, next weekend is also
looking dry with hot temperatures
around 90.